Personally, I've bought older homes since I invest in mobile homes myself.

Personal money How did you add value to the deal?

Which insurance providers or claims adjusters typically handle displacement housing arrangements?

Looking for a full on house rehab!

One of the units is currently rented, so it would probably be great for a house hack.

There's no difference in a local flipping a house than flipping the small mixed-use building that is vacant in town into a couple commercial units and some apartments above. 

So now I have both my personal residence and a leased property as STRs.Even though I live 3 hours away from my leased STR property, I've built a team that assists with managing it, so I don't have to be there all the time.Here are some key things I've learned:Regulations: Research the specific STR regulations in the state and city where you're looking to buy.

Will you potentially be more at peace if you sell and buy an investment property that you have never lived in personally?

@Greg Scott thanks for the mention:)@Usman Khan welcome to the "fun" of S8, where you can rarely get ahold of anyone at a Housing Commission office:( THey are all overworked and underpaid.Reference this for your S8 training and maintenance:https://dhcmi.org/sites/default/files/upload/LandlordGuideBo...

Personally that is what I wanted, an active mentor.